Tim Duncan probably isn’t the NBA’s fifth-best player, as Sports Illustrated named him Friday in the final installment of their top 100 rankings. But with impact on both ends of the court and impeccable intangibles, he’s still everything you could ask for in a franchise cornerstone. …

Tim Duncan has finally made it. The Spurs’ resident comic book geek will be featured on a special batch of variant covers of Marvel’s The Punisher, with the art being done by Judson and University of Texas graduate Mike Choi. …

The Spurs aren’t always first. But more often than not, they’re at the forefront of the trends that have shaped the league in which they’ve won five championships and more games than any other franchise since 1999.
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